didn't winterize now won't start

[Hedrek]

I finally got it to go. Sea Foam won't work if it's cold outside. So a few 80 degree days here in New Mexico did the trick. I do love my Concours when it runs right, but god i hate that hung up carb effect. When it finally freed up it was heaven. Hedrek --- revmaaatin wrote:

> --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "dave.rogoski" > > wrote: > > > > I parked my new 419 miles Kawasaki KLR 650 last > September without > > doing any winterization. I just tried to start it > and it idles > with > > full choke but dies immediately when I try to open > the throttle or > > reduce the choke, even after it warms up. > > > > Is this a gummed up carb or stuck slide - maybe > someone who has had > a > > similar problem already knows? > > > > How difficult is it to fix this and is there any > KLR manuals online > > with the step by step to remove the carb if > necessary? > > > > I thought I would be riding again soon when I > bought it but ended > up > > on a long trip for 3 months. > > > Hello Dave, > Capt. Anal Retentive-Low Maint. High Impact > a.k.a.AR-LoMHI > (...written after reading the entire thread--as the > wind howls > outside my Dakota window, and drifts the garage > closed from blowing > snow) > > I hope it was a good trip! Bummer on the dead bike. > > Others have offered solutions for the immediate > problem--I offer the > solution for next fall.... > I hate a bike that won't run--and the very one > thing, if you do > nothing else (Dave and others) is start to add Sea > Foam to your fuel > anytime you 'think' you are within 30 days of not > riding anymore. > Yeah, it's anal-retentive. > I start adding Seafoam (as suggested here at this > forum) in late > Sept/early Oct--the wx is can be that wacky--not > knowing when the > last day of the riding season will occur. The fuel > can is treated so > that all the little bikes (5) have Seafoam treated > fuel starting in > Sept. The KLR gets it in late Oct, and runs on > treated fuel through > the winter, every ride, every fuel stop. This year, > I parked the KLR > in Mid-Nov. and did not restart until last week. > Started reasonably > well soon after start was attempted. Again, give > your bike treated > fuel within 30 days of you thinking you will need > it. You really > don't know when your last ride for the winter will > be. > Yeah, its anal retentive. > Why bother? > I just don't have the time to mess with gummy carbs, > on 7 bikes, a > lawnmower, snow blower, blah, blah, blah...and > neither do you. > Interesting learning point...you might have > 'ignored' this item of > advice last fall...but I am sure you will go to NAPA > (sic) and get > some soon. > Which goes to say: Experience is the best > teacher...cough, a highly > over-rated statement. The KLR FAQ and its 'child', > the KLR list is > your new best friend, and the best thing going for > learning about the > KLR. > > Not offered here in this thread, but often offered > by poster Jeff > Saline, shut off the fuel tap a minute or so before > you turn off the > bike. Takes the pressure off the float mech, > etc--and may have > additional therapeutic effects on carb jets, etc. > N0TE: understand > how soon you bike will die from fuel starvation > after you shut off > the fuel tap. Having your big pig die in an > intersection makes folks > like me work overtime. My pig gives me very little > indication that it > is dying from fuel starvation--goes from running > good, slight > hesitation, say one potato, two, and it is dead! > YMMV in this > circumstance but I doubt it. > > Change the gas often. smile. Find a group of guys in > your area (tell > us where you live) and find out when there will be a > maintenance/tech > day near where you live. Close=200 miles or less. > smile. It might > be what you are in need of right now. While you are > at it, have them > show you how to turn the idle air screw out to two > turns. > > and, Make sure you get your valve clnc checked near > the 1000 smile > mark. > > revmaaatin. > > >

Robert Hedrick Albuquerque, NM ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

[eddiebmauri]

I need to align my rear tire, it is a little cocked to one side, so my question is, I know have to remove the cotter pin, then loosen the axle nut, but do I also need to loosen the chain adjuster lock nuts in order to align the rear tire? And, if I do loosen the chain adjuster lock nuts, do I have to re-adjust the chain tension? Better yet, please tell me the simplest procedure to align the rear tire. And, thanks. Eddie (03' KLR - " la poderosa")